Our Dedicated Team of Organizers for SFF 2024
We want to recognize the team of dedicated individuals for working hard behind the scenes to make the Salem Film Fest a success.
FEST DIRECTOR
Joe Ferrari
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Emily Abi-Kheirs
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Brooklyn Brown-Northrup
SHORTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Homa Sarabi
PROGRAMMER EMERITUS
Jeff Schmidt
FEST CO-FOUNDER
Joe Cultrera
PROGRAMMERS
Heather Cassano | Joel Roston
WEB DIRECTOR
Bobbie Bush
TICKETING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Wendy Meigs
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Nancy Lillydale
HOSPITALITY DIRECTOR
Liz Cronin
SPONSORSHIP TEAM
Joe Ferrari | Bobbie Bush | Mary Beth Bainbridge | Bill Legault | Melynn Nuite | James Rogers
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Jane Stauffer | Mary Beth Bainbridge | Elise Mankes
EVENT COORDINATION
Beki Ferrari | Nora Whouley | Michelle Hovanetz
SFF2024 BRAND DESIGNER
Elissa Von Letkemann
MARKETING
Joe Ferrari | Bobbie Bush | Brooklyn Brown-Northrup
SOCIAL MEDIA
Bobbie Bush | Bridie O’Connell | Emily Abi-Kheirs
VIDEO MEDIA
Erika Sutter | Michael Sirois | Aidan Heroux
PROGRAM BOOK DESIGN
Chris Cuddy
BLOG
Jeff Schmidt | Bridie O’Connell
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Brian Donnelly
FEATURES SCREENING COMMITTEE
Sadry Assouad | Brooklyn Brown-Northrup | Monica Cohen | Liz Cronin | Richard Gehrts | Walnut-Da Lyrical Geni | Peter Horne | Helene Levin | Christina Lima | Natalie Obedos | Nerissa Williams Scott
SHORTS SCREENING COMMITTEE
Saul Argenbright | Brooklyn Brown-Northrup | Stan Franzeen | Meenakshi Garodia | Emily Hofelich | Stephen Jackson | Colleen Kelly Poplin | Rachel Lieberman | Rebecca Melkonian | Connor Ryan | Shelley Sacket | Homa Sarabi | Maria Servellon | Mike Vanne
AWARDS ARTISTS
Arlene Brown | Peter Grimshaw | Scott Lanes | Deb Linehan | Elise Mankes | Melynn Nuite | Jack Walsh
VOLUNTEERS
A special shout out to all of the volunteers that come forward to help us out each year!
